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The American Indian Language Development Institute in collaboration with Google Earth Outreach Trainer’s Network will conduct the Google Mapping and Language Workshop
The American Indian Language Development Institute in collaboration with Google Earth Outreach Trainer’s Network will conduct the Google Mapping and Language Workshop
March 10 & 11, 2016
Huhugam Heritage Center, Gila River Indian Community, Arizona
Required Equipment and Tools
Required Equipment and Tools
You will need a Google Account; if you do not already have one please sign up before the conference begins Google Account Sign-up
You will need a laptop (mobile devices will not be sufficient for the work we will do, you will need a laptop to build maps and websites). Your laptop will need to be able to support the tools below, and you will need to connect to WIFI.
We will use the following tools, please make sure that they are available and work on your laptop; some require downloads, please install them before the workshop. Please make sure that if you are using a school or work computer that the filters do not block the tools we will use (you can talk to your IT office about changing the filters if you cannot access the tools below on your computer).
Google Mapping Tools
Note: Google Earth Pro requires a license key; if you do not have a key, use your email address and the key GEPFREE to sign in
Case Studies
Case Studies
We will use a series of case studies to demonstrate the mapping and content management tools, but you will be creating your own projects during the workshop. Please come with ideas, photos, location data and other materials for map building.
Kanza Language and Landscape Project Website
Kanza Language and Landscape Tour Builder here
Ngarluma Ngurra Cultural Map
Cherokee Trail of Tears
The Tour Builder is best viewed in Firefox
Surui Cultural Map
More information here
Watch the video here
Download and view the map from this webpage
Surui Forest Carbon Project Watch the video here
Mapping Workshop Sessions
Mapping Workshop Sessions
Stores user data offline on computer hard drive - privacy, security
Immersive 3D experience
Create points, lines and polygons in 3D
Create flythroughs, export to video, tours
Works offline using cached imagery and saves user content offline
Search for locations using Google Maps data
Visualize your GPS tracks and share
Go back in time with historical imagery
Google Earth Pro is compatible with ArcGIS files
Tour Builder is a new way to use Google Earth for storytelling (especially good for presentations)
You can import KML or drop pins on the map, add photos, text, and video
Private, public or share with specific people
3D tours with the Google Earth plugin running in Firefox or Internet Explorer (works in 2D only in Chrome)
Create custom maps collaboratively to share online
Can embed on a website
Works on Desktop and Mobile seamlessly
User/role - private, editor, view with link only, and public
Export to KML for Google Earth
Import from Excel/Google Spreadsheet and KML
Spreadsheet that is compatible with Excel, My Maps, Fusion Tables, Google Earth Pro
Works online, offline, desktop, tablet and mobile
Chat and comment in real time with collaborators on any device
Retains every version of every change in revision history
Can embed in a website
Compatible with other office suites (Microsoft Office) on Apple, Android
Link to Google Form for surveys
An online Database with advanced visualization tools
Location data can be addresses, GPS coordinates, or KML
Filter and summarize across hundreds of thousands of rows
Create charts, maps, network graphs or custom layout
Embed in website or share it in Google Drive
Combine multiple tables
Make a map in minutes
Host data online - control sharing permissions for collaboration
All of the Google Tools are compatible and easily integrated to create a rich media platform for your maps
Google Drive for file storage and sharing
Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Fusion Tables for collaboration
Google Sites for user friendly websites
Picasaweb and Google Photos for image storage
Google My Maps and Tour Builder for online mapping
Google Earth for added privacy
YouTube and Google Drive Videos for online video storage and sharing
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